Sameera Ponda

Career path.

1. Google

   Research Lead - Science AI, Google Research

   Jan 2023 - Present
2. DeepMind

   Research Lead - DeepMind Applied

   Apr 2021 - Dec 2022
3. Loon

   Head of Planning and Navigation - Senior Staff Software Engineer

   Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
4. Google

   TLM of Planning, Simulation, & Controls - Project Loon, Google [X]

   Nov 2016 - Apr 2019
5. Google

   Senior Software Engineer - Project Loon, Google [X]

   Apr 2014 - Nov 2016
6. Google

   Startup Team Member - Project Loon, Google [X]

   Jan 2013 - Mar 2014
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   Research Assistant - Aerospace Controls Lab

   Sep 2008 - Dec 2012
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   Teaching Assistant

   Sep 2006 - May 2010
9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

   Research Assistant - Draper Fellowship

   Sep 2006 - Aug 2008
10. Draper Laboratory

    Modeling and Simulation - Aerospace Engineer

    Jun 2003 - Aug 2006
11. Avidyne Corporation

    Aerospace Engineer

    Jun 2002 - Aug 2002
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Jan 2002 - May 2003